The Jacket

What is the central idea of "The Jacket"?

• A young boy is embarrassed by his traditional Mexican family.

• A young boy gets rejected by girls because he's ugly.

• A young boy loses his father and is thrown into poverty.

• A young boy hates the only jacket his mother can afford for him.

What is the theme, or moral lesson, of "The Jacket"?

• The way you dress influences how you feel about yourself.

• Everyone has had a bad fashion day.

• Mothers should be more considerate of their children's feelings when dressing them.

• If you don't wear fancy clothes, you won't make fancy friends.

All of the following are settings in "The Jacket" EXCEPT:

• An alley

• Gary's house

• A playground

• Supermarket

How does Gary transform, or evolve, over the course of the text?

• He goes from being friendless and lonely to popular.

• He goes from being angry to being overjoyed.

• He goes from being a loser to being stylish.

• He goes from being selfish and self-conscious to resigned and understanding.

To show his tone toward the jacket at the end of the essay, the author compares it to -

• a peeling scab

• the necks of turtles

• a green, ugly brother

• a cup of crooked dice

Based on this quote "Girls who had been friendly blew away like loose flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets.", when the author wore the jacket, girls who had once been friendly to him began to -

• follow boys in neat jackets

• laugh at him to his face

• cause him to fail spelling tests

• tell him the jacket was ugly

What can the reader infer about Gary based on his actions in "The Jacket"?

• He gets along well with his brothers and sisters.

• He isn't confident.

• He makes enemies easily.

• He doesn't care what anyone thinks of him.

How does Gary transform, or evolve, over the course of the text?

• He goes from being friendless and lonely to popular.

• He goes from being a loser to being stylish.

• He goes from being angry to being overjoyed.

• He goes from being selfish and self-conscious to resigned and understanding.

How would the story be different if Gary's family wasn't poor?

• Gary wouldn't be spoiled.

• Gary's mom could've afforded the jacket he wanted.

• Gary wouldn't care what others thought of him.

• The playground terrorist would leave Gary alone.

Why does Gary call the jacket "a green ugly brother"?

• Because he hates the jacket and he hates his brother.

• Both the jacket and his brother are ugly.

• Both the jacket and his brother are annoyances he must accept.

• The jacket is green and his brother loves the Hulk.